PRODUCE MARKET.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 236, 4 October 1881, Page 2

PRODUCE MARKET.

The following is the report of the Canterbury Corn Exchange for the week ending Friday evening, September 30th :— The market doritg the week exhibit! the same dulness that for some weeks past hat been its chief characteristic. Latest advices Irotn England report a still further improvement in the price of wheat. This bag imparted a very firra tone to our iocal market. The weather meantime conthmes extremely favorable. Farmer are still busy with their spring crop?. Wheat — No 3ales of any importance have taken place daring the week. The market, however, ia extremely fjrro. Best milling samples are worth 4s 61 to 4* 9d per bushel, f.o b.; second quality, 4s to 4s 43 per bushel; chick wheat, 3i to 3s 6d per bushel. Oats — 'The rnsrket continues very dull. The downward tendency quoted last week is atill vf ry apparent. Tfeig state of things appears to be consequent on a paucity of orders from the iutercoiaiii*! ports. Good abort lnilliog samples, 2s 3 i per bushel, f.o.t; feed aamples, 2* to 2s 2d per buahel ; long oata !s 10 i to 2s per bnahel. Barley— First-class malting samples are still in good demand, and are worth from 2s 6d to 3s 4d per bushel ; second-class samples are heavy of sale at from 2s 3d to 2s 7d per bushel; feed samples, Is 9d to 2s per bnshe!. Potatoes — The ominous words of the Maori prophet, " The potatoe is cooked." uttered Borne months ago, and over which there was much speculation as to what it might portend, have at last received some elucidation in the litter collapse of the potatoe market; at least potatoe holders are prone to think that the saying had a covert allusion to what has now tra spired. Prices are nominal. Grass Seed— The season may be said to be now orer. There is still an occasional order coming to hand. Good clean samples are worth from 5s Gd to 5s 9d per bushel; cocksfoot, 2£d to 3;] d per Ib. Chee3e and. Butter— 3d to 3sd for the former, new keg 7d per lb.